2026 Candidates — St. Patrick Catholic Parish

2026 Preparation Dashboard

Candidates in the 2026 group began in Fall 2024 and will be confirmed in January 2026.

Announcements & Reminders:

Sponsor Equipping Class and Accompaniment requirement:

Sponsor Accompaniment Requirment

One of the final requirements that your child will need to complete is Sponsor Accompaniment Requirement. Parents, click here to learn about this requirement. Further information for Sponsors may be found below.

Sponsor Guide and Online Equipping Class:

In order to help sponsors understand their role in helping their candidate complete Sponsor Accompaniment Requirement, we have created 2 key resources:

Sponsor’s Guide to Sponsor Accompaniment Requirement
Sponsor Equipping Class
- This self-paced online class can be completed by sponsors at home in 1-2 hours. The class provides sponsors with formation about their roles and equips them to lead their candidate through the Sponsor Accompaniment Requirement. Instructions for accessing the class are found in the above Sponsor’s Guide.

DATe of Confirmation Mass:

Our Confirmation Mass will take place at 6:30 PM at St. Patrick on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Please mark your calendar and share this date with your child’s sponsor!

Note: There will not be a rehearsal prior to that day. However, Sponsors and Candidates will be asked to arrive at 6:00 PM for instructions. Further details about the Confirmation Mass will be provided shortly before Christmas.

If your child has not yet completed the Confirmation Retreat requirement and is planning to attend with us on the weekend of November 8 & 9, 2025, please be sure to sign them up to attend so that we know to expect them. Further details about the retreat are available in the Retreat Information Packet.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: As of 11/4/25, retreat attendees will not be able to stay overnight at the retreat center. Participants will need to be picked up Saturday night and brought back to retreat on Sunday morning.
For further information, please see the email linked before which, as well as the retreat information packet (which has been updated to reflect this change and includes drop-off and pick-up details) for more information.

retreat information:

Retreat Sign Up for 2026 Candidates

Retreat Information Packet

Email - Important Update about Confirmation Retreat

Recent Communication

Can’t find an email? Worried that you missed one? Copies of any recent emails to the families of our 2026 Confirmation candidates can be found here:

view recent communication

Upcoming Key Dates:

Key dates are based on the 2026 Preparation Timeline, available here (updated 7.8.15)

End of December— Sponsor Accompaniment:
Candidates and sponsors need to have completed the Sponsor Accompaniment meetings together by the end of December. This culminates in the candidate writing their Sponsor Meeting Reflection.

January 1— 2 items are due by January 1

Sponsor Meeting Reflection (2-page written reflection)
Discipleship Reflection #3 (last multiple choice/short answer survey)

Please check the Forms and Resources Section (below) for any instructions or forms necessary to complete these requirements.

If you missed a due date, please proceed by having your child complete the missed item as soon as possible, and then continue on to the next requirement. Forms, instructions, and other information about completing requirements can always be found under the Forms and Resources section. If you’re concerned that your child has fallen behind in their preparation, please feel free to schedule a phone call with me so that we can work together to get them caught up!